Junior forward averaging 14 points for Tigers

1:43 PM,
Jan. 21, 2014

Ozark High School's Chandler Lyon leads the Tigers in most statistical categories.

Written by

Steve Koehler
FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Chandler Lyon admits to being something of a jokester. Just listen to the voice message on his cell phone. It's the squeaky, high-pitched voice Lyon recorded in the seventh grade and kept on his phone for laughs.

"I like joking around. It helps getting to know people. I like to make my teammates laugh," said Lyon, who said his mother named him after the "Friends" TV character.

He chuckles when he learns his coach, Mark Schweitzer, calls him a bit of a goofball. ...